Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-16

We first visit the rooms Of all oar nc
uuaintances, and inform them OF the fact
that our new man has a 'bid,N aud that
he must he initiated into the mysteries of
a dyke This project meets with gen
eral acceptance, and preparations are
forthwith begun for this time hOn0rct and
purely local institution. Dyke is said to
be derived from "A Greek verb signilying
to SHOW To point out suppose
from the action Of pointing with the right
hand at the victim ms you scream, Dyke
The preparations are made by procnr-
ing all the old horns, some OF them SIX,
eight and ten feet long, that we can lay
our hands on; all the coal scuttles, not IN
actual use, for drums; and old clothes,
wrapped around sticks and saturated with
oil, for torches. With this parapher-
MALTA we collect around the door of our
innocent friend, and, making the rest
conceal themselves behind pillars, trees
and everything else available, ! GO into
his room and watch him dress; talking all
the time in the most uneXcited way posi-
bic. At last he is ready. / stay behind
10 blow out the lamp as he goes out Of the
door. hear the words, Here he is,
boys!'' "All right" and a hurried why,
what's the natter What are you going
odoy" His questions are unheeded, and,
after a momentary halt TO give the fifty
torch bearers time to apply a match to the
comhustible material on the ends Of their
poles, the prolonged shout, "Dykel dyke!
dyke is heard echoing and r~e-echoing up
and down the arcades, rousing all stu
dents, especially the new ones, from their
studies. The cry spreads Ike wildilre,
and is taken up from room TO room,
house TO house, rang to range,
until the venerable old walls shake
with the din. Amid the shouts, the
blowing Of the immense horns, and the
beating Of tin pans, the victim, in the
hands Of his quasi friends and by the
glaring light Of torches, now increased 10
perhaps 100, is rushed around the lawn,
around the ranges, and then up the middle
Of the campus, and is finally placed upon
the topmOSt step, leading to the rotunda
perch, some fifteen or twenty feet above
the sea Of upturned faces, which seems To
be so cruelty enjoying themselves at his
expense,
MAKING A SPEECH.
Some kind friend behind him takes of
his hat for him, another catches him back
of the neck and compels him to make a
bow. The cries Of speech. speechr'
make the welkin ring and the windows in
the old dome rattle. II he is a wise young
man, he will keep silent; II not, lie will
attempt to speak; but he will never get
further than the first word, 10 be deafened
by the applause. In some ten minute he
is considered to have had enough. The
audience take him down, put On his hat,
and rush him down the middle Of the
lawn at full speed. When the house at
which the entertainment is given is
reached, the 200 men for / have FREE
quently seen that many engaged in q
dyke, form a double line extending fifty
or seventy-iive yards, and the luckless
victim is rushed through by two captors,
right up into the house, little pitied by,
but aifording much amusement 10, the
girls assembled at the windows.
But when, despite Scylla and
C~harybdis, he has safely reached
his haven, they make up for their heart
lcssness by being doubly sweet TO him;
and as he wends his way homeward, ono
where about the witching hour Of Il, no
declares that for such pleasure be would
suffer it all again.
He soon makes the acquaintance of most
Of the young ladies in the ~neighborhood,
II he is q ''calicOist" (which implies "a
greater lover Of the fair sex than Of his
studies, and pursues their acquaintance,
OF not, as his own sweet will may die
tate,
A german club IL generally formed in
,ha .a-1- nart ~ fhn ..nr atl s,g,saa
a german about once a month,
though last year IL gave eighteen. This
club is composed Of the dancing girls as
well as young men; the latter have to
sign a pledge not to drink a drop Of any
kind Of liquor from II o'clock Of the day Ut
the german until l2 o'clock the next day.
This prevents any disorderly conduct, and
makes the germans much less o~bjectiOna-
BILE than formerly 10 the quiet citizens,
who were liable 10 be disturbed at all
hours by the uproarious germanites after
the dancing was over.
SOCIETY or THE LADIES,
Our young friend, IL fond Of dancing,
joiss, and goes in for an amusement in
which only the dancing girls engage. II,
however, he is not a disciple Of Terpsi-
chore, and is still fond Of ladies society,
he has an equal number Of beautiful and
accomplished girls, who will talk, walk,
ride or flirt with him, but disapproye Of
dancing.
II our friend is not susceptible to the
charms Of the fair sex, he is by this time
deep in his studies, getting quite inter-
ested in some ancient Greek, Latin or
Hebrew novelist, or else is just beginning
TO see the beauty Of solid geometry, law
or anatomy. II he does not care 10 study.
he will find many who are only too glad
TO teach him how 10 spend his money, and
frequently To spend il for him. But wo
will not suppose our friend has such a
disposition as either TO be afraid OF the
girls or his studies. For il very fire.
quently happens that the best students do
a good deal Of ''calicoing.
About this time he is asked, either by a
friend or some person specially appointed
for the purpose, 10 unite himself with the
Y. NJ. e, A., which is the oldest college
Y. NJ. c. a. in the world-h8ving been
founded IN 1858 and having been kept up
ever since. II he Is a member Of any es-
tablishcd church, he rarely hc-itates TO
TAX advantage Of this opportunity 10
show his Interest and join in the only re-
ligious work II the university: for the Y.
NJ C.. A. is the only authorized religious
organization here.-J. Is. Wilbur, jr., ia
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